Getting To Know: Maggie Valley Club & Resort

An Insightful Interview With Trey Smith, Head Golf Profesional

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Trey Smith who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

* No personal coolers allowed (consideration given to those with special dietary needs)

Full service restaurant and bar.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?At Maggie Valley Club & Resort you have the opportunity to play two different types of contrasting styles. Mountain side versus the valley side makes it one of the most unique courses in the area. Centrally located in the middle of the Smokey Mountains allowing for easy access to Waynesville, Asheville and Cherokee.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?Based on the layout of the property, all putts have a tendency to pull or break towards Jonathon Creek (right) which cuts in behind hole #3.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?Maggie Valley Club & Resort was voted Haywood County #1 Golf Course in 2010.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?Hole 6 on the Valley side. Hole 6 tee box offers you a magnificent view of the valley and mountains.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?The par 3 #15 on the Mountain side. Plays 198 yds downhill from the tips. The green is sloped right to left. Best way to play the hole is to land your tee shot on right side and let the green funnel the ball to the hole. Grab your par and run.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?Menus change seasonally; we try to incorporate as many local products as possible. Gardens on site full of fresh vegetables. Our veranda is a perfect place to unwind after a round.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?David Critcher with a 62.

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Written By: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA) and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.